[f. next: see -ANCY; cf. Sp. comandancia.] The position or jurisdiction of a commandant. Commandancy-general [= Sp. comandancia-general], that of the commander-general, or governor of a Spanish province or colony.
1831. C. Mitchell v. U.S., 441. Another cession of an island made to Don John Forbes in particular, the whole approved or confirmed by the Government or Commandancy of West Florida in 1806 and 1811.
